Trust the science? Ozempic issues

Either way, the result will be less fat people, which is a net positive.

As long as this board exists, that's never gonna happen.

If it sounds too good to be true...

Wasn’t there a study that found it can negatively affect brain tissue as well? Something about the brain being fatty tissue.

I wouldn't be concerned with this. Fat people often have enlarged hearts, so losing a little heart mass isn't a big deal (even according to the study authors). This is also an in vitro study and they aren't always translatable to in vivo.

A bigger deal is the fact that people are losing a lot of muscle mass on Ozempic. When people get gastric bypass, about 20% of the weight they lose is muscle. On Ozempic it is almost double that (38%).

However, in both cases, going to the gym and lifting can stop almost all of this loss. So if a person is on Ozempic, just hitting the gym a few times per week will mitigate it.

Or instead of relying on a shot with unknown long term side effects, people can just eat lean protein and fresh vegetables and exercise to lose weight

Everyone with a brain in their skull knew immediately when this drug was announced it would have catastrophic side effects

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Or instead of relying on a shot with unknown long term side effects, people can just eat lean protein and fresh vegetables and exercise to lose weight

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exactly, Weight Watchers has a workable weight maintenance diet program (once you've removed the excess pounds) and intermittent fasting makes it easier to stay within one's points budget.

eating right and exercising make you feel healthy and energetic. screw those big pharma solutions, the side effects sound like a recital of misery.

This is great news for fat people who had an enlarged heart from being fat! It take this as a win for fat people who will be able to reduce the issues caused by an enlarged heart.

Plus, they aren't going to continue to take it after they are skinny.

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Weight Watchers has a workable weight maintenance diet program (once you've removed the excess pounds)

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They've begun removing those excess pounds with Ozempic.

If one needs Ozempic or Mounjaro to lose a crap ton of weight and it helps them, and if they increase protein intake and do some weight lifting, they'll counter the loss of muscle mass. And in the process, no longer be a type 2 diabetic, get off a crap ton of other drugs, etc. At that point, they can then continue to eat healthy and exercise. How is that not a win?